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TOP  COLOMBIA  TIPS 5 FOODS TO EAT  WHEN TRAVELING TO MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA: Medellín, Colombia is certainly a dangerous city , if you are on a diet ; it has been named in recent years as an innovative city of the planet, but when it comes to food it should be named one of the best destinations for gastronomic visitors from all around the world, except for vegetarians, even though there are vegetarian options. Be prepared to eat big portions of food and to know some dishes you maybe will think twice about them, but that are very good. The following are some Top Colombia Tips for what to eat when you are visiting Medellín, the city of the eternal spring . You may have seen or known about this Colombian capital of the department of Antioquia, the second most important city of the country, and also with an infamous past. But those criminal and violent episodes of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel have faded away due to the work of the Colomb...
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5 MOVIE LOCATIONS FOR YOUR PERSONAL TRIP TO COLOMBIA:   Sometimes I feel like I am in a movie, either in the main role or as a supporting actor; but mostly, I like being the director of the film. Everywhere I go in Colombia I see that films can be made here just because they are good vacation stories in an ideal picture environment.  And in these internet times, that means wonderful social media pictures and posts. Colombia has way too many perfect movie and picture locations and I’d like to share just a few of them: ·        SAN AGUSTÍN: Located in the southern Huila region, this National Anthropological Park has a great legacy in form of anthropomorphic stone sculptures that are part of a huge funerary and ceremonial ground made by a mysterious tribe that inhabited the area from on/or around 1000BC to on/or around 1350AC. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2011. Here you will be right in ...
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5 FOODS YOU HAVE TO TASTE WHEN VISITING COLOMBIA: Colombia is an incredible country, the variety of nature, and the warmth of its people, makes it, a very special place on earth, and is a touristic jewel to be visited. There are no seasons in Colombia, as is located between the tropics and in the equatorial zone; there are only rainy or dry months, and temperature goes from very hot to freezing, depending on the altitude of the location. So, because of this circumstances, the culture, and the food is different according to the region where you are at. In the next lines you will know what foods you will have to eat, if you want to taste the flavors, when visiting Colombia for a short period of time. 1- BANDEJA PAISA: The Bandeja Paisa is a full combo of food that will leave you completely satisfied. It has as many ingredients as you can dream and they all taste good. Let’s start; it has red beans, white rice, carne en polvo (cooked grounded meat), chicharró...
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5 REGIONS OF COLOMBIA TO BE ENJOYED: Colombia is a country of regions , it has a privileged location in the planet, as is in between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and right on the equatorial zone. The mountain range of the Andes traverse the country from south to north divided in 3 different ranges, known as cordilleras. It is one of the few countries in the world to have coasts over 2 oceans , the Atlantic and the Pacific. And is also privileged to be one of the five countries (Brazil, Venezuela, Perú, Ecuador and Colombia) that shares the Amazon rainforest . It also has islands and sea territories in both the Caribbean and the Pacific seas. Because of this and many other factors, Colombia is the second country with more biodiversity in the whole planet . It is home to the most variety of birds in the world and has all the climates, from very hot temperatures to freezing, depending on the height of the region, if you go up temperature drops, ...